{"id":333339,"date":"2025-06-24T15:15:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333339"},"modified":"2025-06-24T21:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:10:30","slug":"irans-regime-faces-internal-reckoning-as-war-with-israel-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-regime-faces-internal-reckoning-as-war-with-israel-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Regime Faces Internal Reckoning as Ceasefire Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crowds gather outside a currency exchange office in Tehran amid economic uncertainty and currency devaluation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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With the ceasefire now in place, the clerical dictatorship in Iran finds itself confronting a far more formidable challenge than any foreign adversary: its own people. The regime, battered militarily and economically, is entering a volatile phase where societal pressure\u2014long simmering\u2014now threatens to erupt.<\/p>\n

The recent war with Israel and the United States, though brief, inflicted severe damage<\/a> across Iran\u2019s economy. Markets remain paralyzed. The rial has lost further value, cryptocurrency platforms were hit by security breaches and panic selling, and the Tehran stock exchange has yet to recover from its days-long shutdown. Basic goods have become more expensive and scarcer, particularly in provinces that saw internal displacement during the strikes. Despite official claims of \u201cnormal operations,\u201d price shocks and drug shortages suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n

Ali Madanizadeh, the regime\u2019s newly appointed economy minister<\/a>, steps into a collapsed landscape with virtually no functional policy tools. His long-term agenda\u2014focused on foreign investment and \u201cjustice-oriented growth\u201d\u2014is strikingly misaligned with the current moment, where bread, medicine, and job security are the public\u2019s urgent priorities. Crucially, real economic power lies elsewhere: in institutions beyond his control and in military-linked conglomerates that remain unaccountable even in crisis.<\/p>\n

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Shelters for Bombs, Not for People: #Iran<\/a>'s Regime Prioritizes Its Survival Over People\u2019s Protectionhttps:\/\/t.co\/lFsIqAj9Gi<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n